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Brownfield, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Brownfield is a Census city of 8,738 people across 6.51 square miles of land, in Terry County. Median household income is $42,150, 66.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brownfield
What Brownfield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.51 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,342
- County holding the largest share of its areaTerry County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownfield
How many people live in Brownfield
- Population8,738
- Median age37.9
- Population under 182,137
- Share under 1824.5 percent
- Population 65 and over1,429
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households3,531
- Family households2,507
- Share of households that are families71.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownfield
Income and work in Brownfield
- Median household income$42,150
- Per capita income$23,518
- Civilian labor force3,792
- Employed3,598
- Unemployed194 plus or minus 100
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over5,871
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownfield
Housing in Brownfield
- Housing units3,808
- Occupied units3,531
- Vacant units277 plus or minus 163
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied2,346
- Renter occupied1,185 plus or minus 256
- Ownership rate66.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$100,600 plus or minus $22,687
- Median gross rent, monthly$811
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.1 percent
- Single family units3,373
- Share single family88.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more165 plus or minus 145
- Share in buildings of two or more4.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes223 plus or minus 132
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownfield
How Brownfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,403
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,846 plus or minus 387
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,130 plus or minus 289
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled21.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownfield
SBA loans in Brownfield (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,526,800
- Average approval$505,360
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$2,000,000
- Jobs supported112
- Jobs per approval22.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brownfield
SBA loans in Brownfield (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,066,000
- Average approval$2,066,000
- Median approval$2,066,000
- Largest approval$2,066,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brownfield
Flood risk in Brownfield
- NFIP communityCity of Brownfield
- NFIP community number480620
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/30/81
The City of Brownfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480620 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Terry County, not Brownfield
Terry County context, not Brownfield figures
- Establishments in Terry County207
- Covered employment, Terry County3,115
- Average annual pay, Terry County$48,669
- Housing units permitted, Terry County2
Every figure in this section is published for Terry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brownfield.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brownfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brownfield, Texas?
8,738, in 3,531 households. Brownfield city covers 6.51 square miles of land, which is 1,342 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brownfield in?
Terry County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brownfield?
$42,150. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $100,600. Median gross rent is $811 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brownfield businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brownfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brownfield. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brownfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brownfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brownfield, city of, community 480620, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brownfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Terry County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brownfield.
Is zoning published for Brownfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.